Tags for this video have been changed from 'Live Performance, Japan, Neon, Indescribable' to 'Live Performance, Japan, Neon, Indescribable, Wrecking Crew Orchestra' - edited by Fletch

>> ^darkrowan:

Uhm... ok so in searching for the original "Powers of 10" video, which is the name that eludes you @ant, I hit up on this vid. Does this make it a dupe? The other vid is there in response to the original, which was narrated rather than a music video.
>> ^ant:
>> ^kir_mokum:
this isn't a fan made video. i'm pretty sure it's a public domain science education video. DJ shadow use to use it for his live performances. very cool video though.

Yeah, I can't remember its video name. It had no music IIRC.



I would say a dupe. I think you show throw this to SiftTalk.

Uhm... ok so in searching for the original "Powers of 10" video, which is the name that eludes you @ant, I hit up on this vid. Does this make it a dupe? The other vid is there in response to the original, which was narrated rather than a music video.
>> ^ant:

>> ^kir_mokum:
this isn't a fan made video. i'm pretty sure it's a public domain science education video. DJ shadow use to use it for his live performances. very cool video though.

Yeah, I can't remember its video name. It had no music IIRC.

>> ^kir_mokum:

this isn't a fan made video. i'm pretty sure it's a public domain science education video. DJ shadow use to use it for his live performances. very cool video though.


Yeah, I can't remember its video name. It had no music IIRC.

this isn't a fan made video. i'm pretty sure it's a public domain science education video. DJ shadow use to use it for his live performances. very cool video though.

So media today isn't as high quality as it once was? Look, people still go to the movies, so it's no surprise that there are still high quality movies being made. But music? Recorded music simply isn't profitable. The only way some professional musicians make any money at all is off live performances *somtimes*, or focusing on things that aren't directly writing music, such as self-publishing/producing, etc. Less time is spent on actually writing music as a consequence.

Despite all the technology we have to help find and distribute music, it is harder today to find what I consider quality music compared to 20 years ago. I don't think it's because I'm an old foggy who romanticizes what music was when I was a teenager. But it's hard to argue that the Justin Beibers of the world are the only ones making money these days for the most part, and bands the bands that are truly innovating nobody's heard of.

It's a real problem.

Why aren't people buying what's for sale? It's pretty unrealistic to believe a major culprit is not the notion of why buy what you can get for free. Console video game sales are still doing very well, and the only reason that makes any sense is it's a hell of a lot harder to pirate video games than music for numerous reasons, such as the sheer amount of data that comprises a video game vs music, etc.

I know that piracy isn't the only reason the music or entertainment industries have struggled in the last decade. The music industry has made more than their fair share of blunders. But piracy is a significant problem, Maher is absolutely right about that. But again, SOPA is not the answer, and I don't pretend I'm smart enough to know what is a solution.

>> ^Psychologic:

>> The problem isn't that people are downloading stuff, it's that they aren't buying what is for sale. Those are two separate issues.
If a magic wand could be waved to to stop "illegal" downloading, I can still get so much legal content via Hulu, Comedy Central, or wherever that there is no reason to spend extra money on entertainment.
The old days where kids bought CDs because it was the only option are gone and aren't coming back. The people stuck in that old mindset are still trying to punish people into spending money when their content is barely worth the time invested in finding it for free.
Yes, reforms are needed, but the first thing we need to do it have people working on that actually understand the issue to begin with.

no upvote for too much editing. Live performances like this or music concerts should have little or no editing IMO. It ruins the experience. What they teach you in Aesthetics of Video and Film shouldn't be applied 100%. Watching a video of a live event shot by someone in the audience is always better than TV/Film style production with many camera angles. You loose sense of the actual performance. Camera angles and editing should add and enhance the experience not take away from it.

Upvote for Mr. A-Z.

Saw him a few years ago in a small venue in the UK. It was the first solo tour he did here, before he made it big and it was awesome. He was fantastic on stage and so obviously glad for every person who came to see him.

Saw him again a year later and he was equally brilliant on stage, but he'd just lost a little of the sincerity from the first time. He's still brilliant and I would still pay good money to see such a good live performer, I'm just really glad I saw him before he made it. He's gained a bit of cocky sure-ness and is a different performer now, not worse or better, just different.

Great lyricist, singer and stage-man. See him if you can!

Certainly electronic music can be good. Henry hates it. I think it can be good but is in general inferior, especially if it has no live component. The enjoyment of music is heightened when played live and shared in a venue that is conducive to live performance. To put it in vulgar terms, masturbation is great, but it is just not as good as fucking. All of which are opinions that you can do with as you will.

>> ^BoneRemake:

>> ^Shepppard:
I wonder if this is live.

Not sure, it may be. google would know.


It's the kind of semi-live that electronica artists tend to do. There are so many instruments that it would require 20+ musicians to play it "real live". Just take a look at J-M Jarres concert where every sound was made live (sorry couldn't find a link).. It is still shame that they don't play the themes. The performance is more "meta", where the actual melodies are not played but their intonation, the emotion part of the sound is manipulated live (timbre, levels, effects etc.)

So to asnwer that, no it isn't "live" but it is live performance.. It all depends on the individuals own definition of live performance... Most electronic artists do their live in this format and as a performer my self, it certainly is as intense as old school live gigs, maybe even more as the technology is fragile.. Anything can go wrong by simply pressing one wrong button, just like in every other kind of performance..

@persephone, it's called Bella, from 'A Book Like This'. Pretty amazing live performance of it in Paris here.

And Neil Young (singing Fresh Prince) >> ^kymbos:

He also does a more than passable Dylan impression: http://videosift.com/video/Bob-Dylan-previously-unseen-live-performance

He also does a more than passable Dylan impression: http://videosift.com/video/Bob-Dylan-previously-unseen-live-performance

Alrighty. Thanks!

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
My things-to-sift file is already bulging, so thanks for the offer but I'll give it a miss this time. I just passed them on because I found them while deadpool mining, and if you did want to resurrect your dead vid with a similar live performance you could.
In reply to this comment by berticus:
You should sift 'em! They're different enough..

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
I found two versions of Kat Edmonton Lucky (live), but neither of them quite replace the one you had. Feel free to use one to undead your vid though, if one is close enough:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eslW2HtrrRA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUSM2N_yVq8

My things-to-sift file is already bulging, so thanks for the offer but I'll give it a miss this time. I just passed them on because I found them while deadpool mining, and if you did want to resurrect your dead vid with a similar live performance you could.
In reply to this comment by berticus:
You should sift 'em! They're different enough..

In reply to this comment by oritteropo:
I found two versions of Kat Edmonton Lucky (live), but neither of them quite replace the one you had. Feel free to use one to undead your vid though, if one is close enough:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eslW2HtrrRA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUSM2N_yVq8